The Recurring Cast
Character · NUMA · 28 books

Dirk Pitt

NUMA special projects director, later its head · Clive Cussler

Dirk Pitt is the special projects director of NUMA, later its head, an adventurer, diver and collector of classic cars who always finds trouble.

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Character facts

First appearance
The Mediterranean Caper (1973)
Latest appearance
Obsidian Sky (2026)
Books
28 (28 as lead)
Series
Dirk Pitt
Author
Clive Cussler
Circle
NUMA

Where to meet Dirk Pitt

Dirk Pitt first appears in The Mediterranean Caper (1973), as the lead, book 1 of the Dirk Pitt series.

Buy The Mediterranean Caper

Every book with Dirk Pitt

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1973LThe Mediterranean Caperlead · Dirk PittBuy
  2. 1975LIceberglead · Dirk PittBuy
  3. 1976LRaise the Titanic!lead · Dirk PittBuy
  4. 1978LVixen 03lead · Dirk PittBuy
  5. 1981LNight Probe!lead · Dirk PittBuy
  6. 1983LPacific Vortex!lead · Dirk PittWritten first, set early in his careerBuy
  7. 1984LDeep Sixlead · Dirk PittBuy
  8. 1986LCyclopslead · Dirk PittBuy
  9. 1988LTreasurelead · Dirk PittBuy
  10. 1990LDragonlead · Dirk PittBuy
  11. 1992LSaharalead · Dirk PittBuy
  12. 1994LInca Goldlead · Dirk PittBuy
  13. 1996LShock Wavelead · Dirk PittBuy
  14. 1997LFlood Tidelead · Dirk PittBuy
  15. 1999LAtlantis Foundlead · Dirk PittBuy
  16. 2001LValhalla Risinglead · Dirk PittBuy
  17. 2003LTrojan Odysseylead · Dirk PittBuy
  18. 2004LBlack Windlead · Dirk PittBuy
  19. 2006LTreasure of Khanlead · Dirk PittBuy
  20. 2008LArctic Driftlead · Dirk PittBuy
  21. 2010LCrescent Dawnlead · Dirk PittBuy
  22. 2012LPoseidon’s Arrowlead · Dirk PittBuy
  23. 2014LHavana Stormlead · Dirk PittBuy
  24. 2016LOdessa Sealead · Dirk PittBuy
  25. 2019LCeltic Empirelead · Dirk PittBuy
  26. 2021LThe Devil’s Sealead · Dirk PittBuy
  27. 2023LThe Corsican Shadowlead · Dirk PittBuy
  28. 2026LObsidian Skylead · Dirk PittBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Al GiordinoPitt’s best friend and partner28
James SandeckerAdmiral heading NUMA, later Vice President28
Rudi GunnNUMA deputy director28
Loren SmithCongresswoman, later Pitt’s wife25
St. Julien PerlmutterMaritime historian and gourmand24
Hiram YaegerNUMA’s computer genius18